AQA Paper 1 GCSE Skills for English Language using 'Lord of the Flies'.

This unit is a great way to teach language, structure and evaluation skills at KS4. It is focused on AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1. It prepares students for Q2 writer’s use of language, Q3 writer’s use of structure, Q4 statement evaluation and Q5 descriptive writing. It includes 26 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, exemplar material, IWB interactive resources, quizzes, extracts and opportunities for online research. Page numbers refer to the Faber and Faber edition. It is best used with a high ability set aiming for G6 to G9.

Lesson 1: An introduction to Lord of the Flies
Lesson 2: William Golding and rules
Lesson 3: How Golding describes characters
Lesson 4: Describing the island
Lesson 5: Jack evaluation question
Lesson 6: Creative Writing
Lesson 7: How Golding uses language to describe Jack
Lesson 8: Language to describe the mask
Lesson 9: Mood and atmosphere on the hunt
Lesson 10: Order and chaos
Lesson 11: Evaluation of the boys
Lesson 12-13: Group behaviour
Lesson 14: The Beast
Lesson 15: Describing a person
Lesson 16: Exploring the island
Lesson 17: Creative writing
Lesson 18: Evaluating the impact of the beast
Lesson 19: Human nature
Lesson 20: Jack’s tribe
Lesson 21: Golding’s use pathetic fallacy
Lesson 22: Symbolism
Lesson 23: Writer’s use of structure
Lesson 24: Evaluating the death of Piggy
Lesson 25: The message of the novel
Lesson 26: Building tension and expectation